Lubricating oil composition containing zinc dithiophosphate

ABSTRACT

A lubricating oil composition comprising a major amount of at least one lubricating base oil, from 0.05 to 5% by weight of at least one zinc dithiophosphate, and from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one unsaturated aliphatic alcohol of from 16 to 24 carbon atoms, the weight ratio of the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol to the zinc dithiophosphate being from 0.1 to 10, has excellent thermostability and oxidation stability and has an excellent effect in improving load carrying capacity and wear resistance.

CONTINUING DATA

This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 07/542,434,filed Jun. 22, 1990 now abandoned.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition which canbe suitably used as hydraulic fluid, traction fluid, bearing oil, gearoil, engine oil, etc.

2. Description of the Related Art

Zinc dithiophosphates have been widely used in lubricating oils havingrequirements for the function of improving wear resistance and loadcarrying capacity, thermostability, and oxidation stability.

Recently, as the service environment of these lubricating oils hasbecome severe, there has arisen a demand particularly for lubricatingoils having such high thermostability and oxidation stability as towithstand use at high temperature.

As a means of improving thermostability and oxidation stability, inJapanese Patent Application Kokai Koho (Laid-open) No. 60-248796proposed is adding zinc dithiophosphates into lubricating base oilstogether with other additives including nitrogen-containing copolymers,metallic detergent-dispersants, ashless detergent-dispersants, etc.However, such additives decrease load carrying capacity and wearresistance and cannot bring about sufficient increase in thermostabilityand oxidation stability, and therefore, the obtained lubricating oilcannot be prevented sufficiently from formation of sludge and colorationand discoloration.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been made under the above-describedcircumstances, and the object of the present invention is to provide alubricating oil composition which has not only excellent effect inimproving load carrying capacity and wear resistance but also excellentthermostability and oxidation stability whereby formation of sludge andcoloration and discoloration are inhibited and heat degradation andoxidation degradation can be retarded.

We have made a diligent study with respect to dissolving theabove-described problems and have found that a lubricating oilcomposition satisfying the above-described object is obtainable byblending unsaturated aliphatic alcohols of from 16 to 24 carbon atomstogether with zinc dithiophosphates into lubricating base oils in aspecific ratio, and on the basis of the finding, we have eventuallycompleted the prevent invention.

That is, the present invention provides a lubricating oil composition,comprising:

(A) a major amount of at least one lubricating base oil;

(B) from 0.05 to 5% by weight of at least one zinc dithiophosphatehaving a structure represented by the following general formula (1)##STR1## wherein each of R¹, R², R³, and R⁴ is independently a primaryalkyl group of from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a secondary alkyl group offrom 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from 6 to 30 carbonatoms, an aryl group of from 6 to 14 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl groupof from 7 to 30 carbon atoms; and

(C) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one unsaturated aliphaticalcohol of from 16 to 24 carbon atoms,

wherein the weight ratio of the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol to thezinc dithiophosphate, (C)/(B), is from 0.1 to 10.

The oxidation stability of the lubricating oil composition of thepresent invention can be further improved by addingdetergent-dispersants. That is, the present invention also provides alubricating oil composition, comprising:

(A) a major amount of at least one lubricating base oil;

(B) from 0.05 to 5% by weight of at least one zinc dithiophosphatehaving a structure represented by the following general formula (1)##STR2## wherein R¹, R², R³, and R⁴ are as defined above; (C) from 0.01to 10% by weight of at least one unsaturated aliphatic alcohol of from16 to 24 carbon atoms; and

(D) a relatively small amount of at least one detergent-dispersant,

wherein the weight ratio of the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol to thezinc dithiophosphate, (C)/(B), is from 0.1 to 10.

The lubricating oil composition of the present invention can be suitablyused as hydraulic fluid, traction fluid, bearing oil, gear oil, engineoil, etc. even in sever circumstances where exposure to high temperatureis inevitable.

THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

The component (A), i.e. the lubricating base oil to be used in thelubricating oil composition of the present invention may be any onegenerally used in lubricating oils and is not particularly limited.Generally, a mineral oil or a synthetic oil each having a kinematicviscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C. may be used.

The mineral oil is not particularly limited so far as it satisfies theabove-described condition, and some examples include those obtained byrefining lubricating oil fraction of petroleum by means of solventrefining, hydrorefining, clay treatment, or a combination thereof andhighly aromatic fractions obtained by solvent refining of lubricatingoils, or hydrides of the highly aromatic fractions. Some examples of thesynthetic oil include alkyl-substituted aromatic compounds,poly-α-olefin oils, ester oils, diester oils, hindered ester oils,synthetic naphthene oils, polyglycol oils, and mixtures thereof.

The zinc dithiophosphate (ZnDTP) to be used as the component (B) in thelubricating oil composition of the present invention is the compoundrepresented by the following general formula (I) ##STR3## wherein eachof R¹, R², R³, and R⁴ is independently a primary alkyl group of from 2to 30 carbon atoms, preferably from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, a secondaryalkyl group of from 3 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably from 3 to 12 carbonatoms, a cycloalkyl group of from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group offrom 6 to 14 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group of from 7 to 30 carbonatoms, preferably from 9 to 24 carbon atoms.

Some examples of the zinc dithiophosphate include zincdialkyldithiophosphates, such as

zinc di-n-propyldithiophosphate,

zinc diisopropyldithiophosphate,

zinc di-n-butyldithiophosphate,

zinc diisobutyldithiophosphate,

zinc di-sec-butyldithiophosphate,

zinc di-n-amyldithiophosphate,

zinc diisoamyldithiophosphate,

zinc di-n-hexyldithiophosphate,

zinc di-sec-hexyldithiophosphate,

zinc bis(2-ethylhexyl)dithiophosphate, and

zinc didecyldithiophosphate,

zinc diaryldithiophosphates, such as

zinc diphenyldithiophosphate, and

zinc bis(alkylaryl)dithiophosphates, such as

zinc bis(octylphenyl)dithiophosphates,

zinc bis(nonylphenyl)dithiophosphates, and

zinc bis(dodecylphenyl)dithiophosphates.

The above-described component (B), i.e. the zinc dithiophosphate ispresent in the lubricating oil composition of the present invention at aconcentration of from 0.05 to 5.0% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to3.0% by weight. If the percentage of the component (B) is less than0.05% by weight of the lubricating oil composition, the effect ofimproving wear resistance and load carrying capacity will be small. Onthe other hand, even if the percentage of the component (B) exceeds 5.0%by weight of the lubricating oil composition, larger effect cannot beexpected.

The unsaturated aliphatic alcohol of from 16 to 24 carbon atoms which isto be used as the component (C) in the lubricating oil composition ofthe present invention may be any alcohol having the above-describednumber of carbon atoms and at least one double bond in each molecule.The preferred are alcohols having an iodine number of about not lessthan 50. Some examples of the preferred unsaturated aliphatic alcoholsinclude cis-11-hexadecene-1-ol (C₁₆ H₃₂ O), cis-9-octadecene-1-ol (oleylalcohol, C₁₈ H₃₆ O), 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecene-1-ol (C₂₀ H₄₀O), 9-eicosene-1-ol (C₂₀ H₄₀ O), 11-docosene-1-ol (C₂₂ H₄₄ O),13-docosene-1-ol (C₂₂ H₄₄ O), 12-tetracosene-1-ol (C₂₄ H₄₈ O), and13-tetracosene-1-ol (C₂₄ H₄₈ O).

Among these, the particularly preferred examples include11-docosene-1-ol, 13-docosene-1-ol, 9-eicosene-1-ol, andcis-9-octadecene-1-ol (oleyl alcohol).

The above-described component (C), i.e. the unsaturated aliphaticalcohol is present in the lubricating oil composition of the presentinvention at a concentration of from 0.01 to 10% by weight, preferablyfrom 0.05 to 6.0% by weight, and the weight ratio of the unsaturatedaliphatic alcohol to the zinc dithiophosphate, (C)/(B), is from 0.1 to10, preferably from 0.2 to 3.0. If the percentage of the component (C)in the lubricating oil composition is less than 0.01% by weight or(C)/(B) is less than 0.1, the component (C) cannot produce much effectof inhibiting the formation of sludge. On the other hand, even if thepercentage of the component (C) exceeds 10% by weight or (C)/(B) exceeds3.0, larger effect cannot be expected.

The oxidation stability of the lubricating oil composition of thepresent invention comprising the above-described lubricating base oil(A), the component (B), and the component (C), can be further improvedby adding a relatively small amount of at least one detergent-dispersant(component D).

The detergent-dispersant to be used in the present invention may be anyknown detergent-dispersant, and some examples include metallicdetergent-dispersants such as petroleum sulfonates, phosphonates, andphenates, and ashless detergent-dispersants, such as succinic acidderivatives and amine-type detergent-dispersants. Some typical examplesof the detergent-dispersants which may be suitably used are Ca sulfonateand Ca phenate. The component (D), i.e. the detergent-dispersant ispresent in the lubricating oil composition of the present inventionpreferably at a concentration of from 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, morepreferably from 0.1 to 1.5% by weight, furthermore preferably from 0.2to 1.0% by weight.

The above-described lubricating oil composition of the present inventioncomprising the lubricating base oil (A), component (B), and component(C) or the lubricating base oil (A), component (B), component (C), andcomponent (D) may further contain a relatively small amount of at leastone additive compound (component E) selected from the group consistingof phosphoric esters, phosphorous esters, amine salts of phosphoricesters, and amine salts of phosphorous esters.

Some examples of the phosphoric esters and the phosphorous esters whichmay be suitably used are the compounds represented by the followinggeneral formulas (II) and (III) respectively: ##STR4## wherein each ofR⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁸, R⁹, and R¹⁰ is, for example, independently a hydrogenatom, an alkyl group of from 4 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group of from6 to 30 carbon atoms, or an alkylaryl group of from 7 to 30 carbonatoms, and two or more of them may be identical with each other or theymay be different from each other.

Some typical examples of the phosphoric esters and the phosphorousesters include triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, trixylenylphosphate, tris(isopropylphenyl)phosphate, butyl acid phosphate,2-ethylhexyl acid phosphate, lauryl acid phosphate, oleyl acidphosphate, stearyl acid phosphate, dibutyl hydrogen phosphite, dioctylhydrogen phosphite, dioleyl hydrogen phosphite, and distearyl hydrogenphosphite.

Some examples of the amine salts of phosphoric esters and the amineesters of phosphorous esters include lauryl amine salt, oleyl aminesalt, coconut amine salt, and beef tallow amine salt.

The component (E), i.e. the additive compound is present in thelubricating oil composition of the present invention preferably at aconcentration of from 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, more preferably from 0.1to 1.5% by weight, furthermore preferably from 0.2 to 1.0% by weight.Addition of the component (E) improves wear resistance still more.

Further, the lubricating oil composition of the present invention maycontain other additives which has been generally added into lubricatingoils, for example, antioxidants, viscosity index improvers, corrosioninhibitors, rust-preventive agents, metal deactivators, or antifoamingagents.

The following Examples are given to illustrate the present invention inmore detail. The scope of the invention is not, however, meant to belimited to the specific details of these Examples.

EXAMPLES 1 TO 14 AND COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES 1 TO 5

Table 1 shows the composition and the test results of the lubricatingoil compositions of the Examples and Comparative Examples.

The tests made in the Examples and Comparative Examples were carried outby means of the following methods.

(1) Coloration and Discoloration, (2) Property of Inhibiting Formationof Sludge

These properties were examined according to JIS K 2540, Method ofTesting the Thermostability of Lubricating Oils, at a testingtemperature (oil temperature) of 140° C. The catalysts used were copperwire, iron wire, and aluminum wire each being φ 1.6 mm×8 cm.

Evaluation of the coloration and discoloration (1) was carried out byremoving the sample used every 24 hours to observe the color of thesample (ASTM JIS K 2580) and is shown as the time (h) required of thecolor to exceed the ASTM color grade 4. Evaluation of the property ofinhibiting formation of sludge was carried out by observing theabove-described sample and was shown as the time (h) required of thedeposition of separated material to be observed.

(3) Oxidation Stability

Oxidation stability was examined according to JIS K 2514, paragraph 3.1,Method of Testing the Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Oils forInternal Combustion Engines (so called ISOT).

Conditions of ISOT

The condition for the samples from Example 2 and Comparative Example 1were @165.5° C.×24 h, and the condition for the sample from Example 12was @150° C.×96 h.

(4) Wear Resistance (Falex Wear Resistance)

The examination of wear resistance was conducted according to ASTM-D2670.

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The marks shown in Table 1 have the following meanings.

1: 150 neutral oil (produced by Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.)

2: DOA (Trade-name, dioctyl adipate produced by Nippon Cooper Company)

3: fatty acid esters of trimethylolpropane (Trade-name: Unistar H312Rproduced by NIPPON OIL & FATS CO., LTD.)

4: 1,2-bis(methlcyclohexyl)-2-methylpropane

5: zinc di-sec-hexyldithiophosphate (Trade-name: LZ677A, produced byLubrizol Corporation)

6: a mixture of zinc di-(C₄ -C₆)-alkyldithiophosphates (Trade-name:OLOA267, produced by Chevron Chemical Company)

7: zinc bis(alkylaryl)dithiophosphate (Trade-name: OLOA260, produced byChevron Chemical Company)

8: oleyl alcohol (cis-9-octadecene-1-ol)(produced by Kyowa Yushi Co.,Ltd.)

9: 85TBN Ca sulfonate+150TBN Ca phenate (1:1 in weight ratio)

10: 300TBN Ca sulfonate+150TBN Ca phenate (1:2 in weight ratio)

11: TCP (tricresyl phosphate) (Trade-name, produced by KYOWA HAKKO KOGYOCO., LTD.)

12: polymethacrylate (number average molecular weight: 60,000) (producedby SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.)

13: silicone oil

14: Kalcohol 20 (Trade-name, produced by Kao Corp.)

15: oleyl oleate (produced by Yuka Sangyo)

                                      TABLE 1                                     __________________________________________________________________________                                   Example                                                                       1   2     3   4   5     6   7                  __________________________________________________________________________    Component (A)                                                                         mineral oil*.sup.1      99.3                                                                              99.0  98.5                                                                              99.0                                                                              99.0  98.5                                                                              97.7              (Lubricating                                                                          diester oil*.sup.2                                                    base oil)                                                                             hindered ester oil*.sup.3                                                     synthetic naphthene oil*.sup.4                                        Component (B)                                                                         sec-alkylZnDTP*.sup.5   0.5                                                                               0.5   0.5                                         p-alkylZnDTP*6                        0.5                                     alkylarylAZnDTP*.sup.7                    0.5   1.0                                                                               1.8               Component (C)                                                                         13-docosene-1-ol        0.2                                                                               0.5   1.0                                                                               0.5                                                                               0.5   0.5                                                                               0.5                       oleyl alcohol*.sup.8                                                  Component (D)                                                                         detergent-dispersant*.sup.9                                                   detergent-dispersant*.sup.10                                          Component (E)                                                                         phosphoric ester*.sup.11                                              Other additives                                                                       viscosity index improver*.sup.12                                              antifoaming agent*.sup.13                                                     lauryl alcohol*.sup.14                                                        oleyl oleate*.sup.15                                                  (1)                                                                             Coloration and Discoloration (h)                                                                           120<                                                                              192<  240 456<                                                                              288<  240<                                                                              120<               (2)                                                                             Property of inhibiting formation of sludge (h)                                                             120 192   264 456 288   240 120                (3)                                                                             Oxidation stability (ISOT)                                                    (new oil/test oil)                                                            viscosity (cSt 40° C.)    36.5/37.8                                    total acid value (mg KOH/g)      0.67/0.63                                    color (ASTM)                     L 0.5/L 1.5                                  content of matters insoluble in n-pentane (wt %)                                                               0/0.1>                                       Zn content in lubricating oil composition (ppm)                                                                427/406                                    (4)                                                                             Falex abrasion resistance (mg)                                                400.sup.LBS × 60 min.                                                                 block              353       376                                              pin                125       102                              __________________________________________________________________________                                   Example                                                                       8   9     10  11  12    13  14                 __________________________________________________________________________    Component (A)                                                                         mineral oil*.sup.1      99.0                                                                              99.0  99.0                                                                              96.8                            (Lubricating                                                                          diester oil*.sup.2                              99.0                  base oil)                                                                             hindered ester oil*.sup.3                           99.0                      synthetic naphthene oil*.sup.4            92.0                        Component (B)                                                                         sec-alkylZnDTP*.sup.5   0.5                     0.5                                                                               0.5                       p-alkylZnDTP*6              0.5       0.5                                                                               0.5                                 alkylarylAZnDTP*.sup.7            0.5                                 Component (C)                                                                         13-docosene-1-ol                      0.5                                                                               0.5   0.5                                                                               0.5                       oleyl alcohol*.sup.8    0.5                                                                               0.5   0.5                                 Component (D)                                                                         detergent-dispersant*.sup.9           0.2                                     detergent-dispersant*.sup.10              0.5                         Component (E)                                                                         phosphoric ester*.sup.11                  0.5                         Other additives                                                                       viscosity index improver*.sup.12      2.0                                                                               6.0                                 antifoaming agent*.sup.13                 0.001                               lauryl alcohol*.sup.14                                                        oleyl oleate*.sup.15                                                  (1)                                                                             Coloration and Discoloration (h)                                                                           168<                                                                              384<  240 552 528   192<                                                                              216                (2)                                                                             Property of inhibiting formation of sludge (h)                                                             168 384   240 600 576   192 216                (3)                                                                             Oxidation stability (ISOT)                                                    (new oil/test oil)                                                            viscosity (cSt 40° C.)                  25.2/27.2                      total acid value (mg KOH/g)                    0.75/0.62                      color (ASTM)                                   L 0.5/L 2.5                    content of matters insoluble in n-pentane (wt %)                                                                             0/0.1>                         Zn content in lubricating oil composition (ppm)                                                                              476/457                      (4)                                                                             Falex abrasion resistance (mg)                                                400.sup.LBS × 60 min.                                                                 block                        394  34                                          pin                          128  2                           __________________________________________________________________________                                   Comparative Example                                                           1        2   3      4   5                      __________________________________________________________________________    Component (A)                                                                         mineral oil*.sup.1      99.5               99.0                                                                              99.0                   (Lubricating                                                                          diester oil*.sup.2              99.5                                  base oil)                                                                             hindered ester oil*.sup.3           99.5                                      synthetic naphthene oil*.sup.4                                        Component (B)                                                                         sec-alkylZnDTP*.sup.5   0.5      0.5                                                                               0.5    0.5                                                                               0.5                           p-alkylZnDTP*6                                                                alkylarylAZnDTP*.sup.7                                                Component (C)                                                                         13-docosene-1-ol                                                              oleyl alcohol*.sup.8                                                  Component (D)                                                                         detergent-dispersant*.sup.9                                                   detergent-dispersant*.sup.10                                          Component (E)                                                                         phosphoric ester*.sup.11                                              Other additives                                                                       viscosity index improver*.sup.12                                              antifoaming agent*.sup.13                                                     lauryl alcohol*.sup.14                      0.5                               oleyl oleate*.sup.15                            0.5                   (1)                                                                             Coloration and Discoloration (h)                                                                            24<     24< 24<    24<                                                                              24<                     (2)                                                                             Property of inhibiting formation of sludge (h)                                                              24      24  24     24 24                      (3)                                                                             Oxidation stability (ISOT)                                                    (new oil/test oil)                                                            viscosity (cSt 40° C.)                                                                              37.1/42.0                                        total acid value (mg KOH/g)  0.67/1.84                                        color (ASTM)                 L 0.5/8<                                         content of matters insoluble in n-pentane (wt %)                                                           0/0.43                                           Zn content in lubricating oil composition (ppm)                                                            431/2                                          (4)                                                                             Falex abrasion resistance (mg)                                                400.sup.LBS × 60 min.                                                                 block          374                                                            pin            136                                            __________________________________________________________________________

Table 1 shows that the addition of the component (C) such as13-docosene-1-ol and oleyl alcohol, i.e., in particular, unsaturatedaliphatic alcohols of from 18 to 22 carbon atoms improvedthermostability and oxidation stability, and particularly, theproperties of inhibiting coloration, discoloration, and formation ofsludge were remarkably improved. As apparent from Comparative Examples 4and 5, the compounds other than the components of the present inventioncould not produce the directed effects.

What is claimed is:
 1. A lubricating oil composition, comprising:(A) amajor amount of at least one lubricating base oil; (B) from 0.05 to 5%by weight of at least one zinc dithiophosphate having a structurerepresented by the following formula (1) ##STR5## wherein each of R¹,R², R³, and R⁴ is independently a primary alkyl group of from 2 to 30carbon atoms; and (C) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least oneunsaturated aliphatic alcohol of from 16 to 24 carbon atoms,wherein theweight ratio of the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol to the zincdithiophosphate, (C)/(B), is from 0.1 to
 10. 2. The lubricating oilcomposition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lubricating base oil is amineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt asmeasured at 40° C. or a synthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity offrom 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.
 3. The lubricating oilcomposition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the zinc dithiophosphate isat least one consisting of zinc di-primary-(C₃-C₁₂)-alkyldithiophosphate.
 4. The lubricating oil composition asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is11-docosene-1-ol, 13-docosene-1-ol, 9-eicosene-1-ol orcis-9-octadecene-1-ol.
 5. The lubricating oil composition as claimed inclaim 4, wherein the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is 13-docosene-1-olor cis-9-octadecene-1-ol.
 6. The lubricating oil composition as claimedin claim 1, wherein the lubricating base oil is a mineral oil, the zincdithiophosphate is a mixture of zinc di-primary-(C₄-C₆)-alkyldithiophosphates, and the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol iscis-9-octadecene-1-ol.
 7. The lubricating oil composition as claimed inclaim 1, further comprising (E) 0.01 to 5% by weight of at least oneadditive compound selected from the group consisting of phosphoricesters, phosphorous esters, amine salts of phosphoric esters, and aminesalts of phosphorous esters.
 8. A lubricating oil composition,comprising:(A) a major amount of at least one lubricating base oil; (B)from 0.05 to 5% by weight of at least one zinc dithiophosphate having astructure represented by the following formula (1) ##STR6## wherein eachof R¹, R², R³, and R⁴ is independently a primary alkyl group of from 2to 30 carbon atoms; (C) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least oneunsaturated aliphatic alcohol of from 16 to 24 carbon atoms; and (D)0.01 to 5% by weight of at least one detergent-dispersant,wherein theweight ratio of the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol to the zincdithiophosphate, (C)/(B), is from 0.1 to
 10. 9. The lubricating oilcomposition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the lubricating base oil is amineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt asmeasured at 40° C. or a synthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity offrom 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.
 10. The lubricating oilcomposition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the zinc dithiophosphate isat least one consisting of zinc di-primary-(C₃-C₁₂)-alkyldithiophosphate.
 11. The lubricating oil composition asclaimed in claim 8, wherein the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is11-docosene-1-ol, 13-docosene-1-ol, 9-eicosene-1-ol orcis-9-octadecene-1-ol.
 12. The lubricating oil composition as claimed inclaim 11, wherein the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is 13-docosene-1-ol.13. The lubricating oil composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein thelubricating base oil is a mineral oil, the zinc dithiophosphate is amixture of zinc di-primary-(C₄ -C₆)-alkyldithiophosphates, theunsaturated aliphatic alcohol is 13-docosene-1-ol, and thedetergent-dispersant is a mixture of Ca sulfonate and Ca phenate. 14.The lubricating oil composition as claimed in claim 8, furthercomprising (E) 0.01 to 5% by weight of at least one additive compoundselected from the group consisting of phosphoric esters, phosphorousesters, amine salts of phosphoric esters, and amine salts of phosphorousesters.
 15. The lubricating oil composition as claimed in claim 14,wherein the lubricating base oil is a mineral oil, the zincdithiophosphate is a mixture of zinc di-primary-(C₄-C₆)-alkyldithiophosphates, the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is13-docosene-1-ol, the detergent-dispersant is a mixture of Ca sulfonateand Ca phenate, and the additive compound is tricresyl phosphate. 16.The lubricating oil composition as claimed in claim 1 whereinthelubricating base oil is a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity offrom 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.; or a synthetic oil having akinematic viscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.; thezinc dithiophosphate is at least one zinc di-primary-(C₃-C₁₂)-(alkylaryl)dithiophosphate; and the unsaturated aliphatic alcoholis 11-docosene-1-ol, 13-docosene-1-ol, 9-eicosene-1-ol orcis-9-octadecene-1-ol.
 17. The lubricating oil composition as claimed inclaim 7, whereinthe lubricating base oil is a mineral oil having akinematic viscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.; or asynthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt asmeasured at 40° C.; the zinc dithiophosphate is at least one zincdi-primary-(C₃ -C₁₂)-alkyldithiophosphate the unsaturated aliphaticalcohol is selected from the group consisting of 11-docosene-1-ol,13-docosene-1-ol, 9-eicosene-1-ol or cis-9-octadecene-1-ol; and theadditive compound is a phosphoric ester selected from the groupconsisting of triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, trixylenylphosphate, tris(isopropylphenyl)phosphate, butyl acid phosphate,2-ethylhexyl acid phosphate, lauryl acid phosphate, oleyl acidphosphate, and stearyl acid phosphate, a phosphorous ester selected fromthe group consisting of dibutyl hydrogen phosphite, dioctyl hydrogenphosphite, dioleyl hydrogen phosphite and distearyl hydrogen phosphite,an amine salt of said phosphoric ester selected from the groupconsisting of a lauryl amine salt of the phosphoric ester, an oleylamine salt of the phosphoric ester, a coconut amine salt of thephosphoric ester, and a beef tallow amine salt of the phosphoric ester,and an amine salt of said phosphorous ester selected from the groupconsisting of a lauryl amine salt of the phosphorous ester, an oleylamine salt of the phosphorous ester, a coconut amine salt of thephosphorous ester and a beef tallow amine salt of the phosphorous ester.18. The lubricating oil composition as claimed in claim 8, whereinthelubricating base oil is a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity offrom 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.; or a synthetic oil having akinematic viscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.; thezinc dithiophosphate is selected at least one zinc di-primary-(C₃-C₁₂)-alkyldithiophosphate the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is11-docosene-1-ol, 13-docosene-1-ol, 9-eicosene-1-ol orcis-9-octadecene-1-ol and the detergent-dispersant is a metallicdetergent-dispersant or an ashless detergent-dispersant.
 19. Thelubricating oil composition as claimed in claim 14, whereinthelubricating base oil is a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity offrom 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.; or a synthetic oil having akinematic viscosity of from 5 to 10,000 cSt as measured at 40° C.; thezinc dithiophosphate is selected at least one of zinc di-primary-(C₃-C₁₂)-alkyldithiophostate the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is selectedfrom the group consisting of 11-docosene-1-ol, 13-docosene-1-ol,9-eicosene-1-ol or cis-9-octadecene-1-ol; the detergent-dispersant is ametallic detergent-dispersant or an ashless detergent-dispersant; andthe additive compound is a phosphoric ester selected from the groupconsisting of triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, trixylenylphosphate, tris(isopropylphenyl)phosphate, butyl acid phosphate,2-ethylhexyl acid phosphate, lauryl acid phosphate, oleyl acidphosphate, and stearyl acid phosphate, a phosphorous ester selected fromthe group consisting of dibutyl hydrogen phosphite, dioctyl hydrogenphosphite, dioleyl hydrogen phosphite and distearyl hydrogen phosphite,an amine salt of said phosphoric ester selected from the groupconsisting of a lauryl amine salt of the phosphoric ester, an oleylamine salt of the phosphoric ester, a coconut amine salt of thephosphoric ester, and a beef tallow amine salt of the phosphoric ester,and an amine salt of said phosphorous ester selected from the groupconsisting of a lauryl amine salt of the phosphorous ester, an oleylamine salt of the phosphorous ester, a coconut amine salt of thephosphorous ester and a beef tallow amine salt of the phosphorous ester.20. The lubricating oil composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein theunsaturated aliphatic alcohol is an unsaturated aliphatic alcohol offrom 22 to 24 carbon atoms.
 21. The lubricating oil composition asclaimed in claim 8, wherein the unsaturated aliphatic alcohol is anunsaturated aliphatic alcohol of from 22 to 24 carbon atoms.